Potting Mix – Osmocote products guarantees the best results!

What is potting mix?

Potting mix, in the confined space of a pot, needs to provide
everything a plant requires to sustain it and promote healthy
growth and flowering / fruiting

Why use a potting mix?

Quality, branded potting mixes like Osmocote® Professional and
Osmocote® Plus Organics are specially formulated to provide
near-perfect growing conditions for plants in pots, baskets, tubs
and other containers

In a pot, plant roots have a restricted space in which to
spread and from which to draw nutrients to sustain plant health -
well formulated potting mix provides all they need to achieve this
in a relatively small volume

Garden soil should never be used as a potting mix substitute.
On its own, it contains little nutriment, retains minimal moisture
and sets hard, becoming impenetrable to plant roots

Why use a premium mix?

Premium quality potting mix

Is made from natural ingredients (wood chip, bark or similar)
that have been fully composted to form a rich, dark soil-like
material

Includes washed sand or other coarse material, like perlite, to
improve drainage, lower weight and reduce compaction

Has excellent texture and structure that allow roots to grow
unimpeded, accessing moisture, nutrients and oxygen as required,
for up to two years before repotting is needed

Usually includes a controlled release fertiliser, a wetting
agent to improve moisture penetration and water crystals to retain
moisture

Complies with or exceeds the 'Five Red Ticks' Australian
Standard for Soils

Cheap 'no-name' mix, on the other
hand

Is frequently made from uncomposted wood shavings or sawdust
and sand

Has no texture, no structure and only minimal nutritional
value

Does not include controlled release fertiliser

Compacts or 'slumps' in pots within a few months

Is badly aerated, starving roots of oxygen

Does not contain wetting agent or water storing crystals so is
difficult to re-wet if it dries out

Osmocote® premium potting & planting
mixes

Are made from quality raw materials from renewable sources

Last for up to two years without compacting ('slumping')

Are thoroughly composted to eradicate weeds, pests and
diseases

Have good structure and texture, with air porosity that allows
roots to take up oxygen (essential)